Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Tawakkol Karman, has criticized Sudanese political parties and the self-proclaimed "forces of freedom and change"

for having unrealistic expectations of achieving a democratic state under a militia leader like Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, popularly known as "Hemedti", who and his paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are accused of committing human rights abuses.

In a recent Facebook post, Karman expressed her opinion that Sudanese political parties and the "forces of freedom and change" are counting on Hemedti's victory and the Janjaweed militia to establish a civil state, which she finds to be a ridiculous notion deserving of being the ultimate joke. However, what makes the situation more complex is that there is now a war taking place between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese military, and the "forces of freedom and change" seem to be siding with Hemedti. 

Karman warned that the Sudanese groups' expectations of achieving a democratic state under Hemedti's leadership are unrealistic and that they may face similar consequences as those in Yemen. She added a cautionary note, reminding the Sudanese political parties and the "forces of freedom and change" of the failed precedent in Yemen, where many parties believed that the Houthi advance from Saada to overthrow the Yemeni capital would establish a democratic state. However, the result was only "cemeteries and exiles". Karman believes that supporting a militia group during a war undermines the chances of achieving a peaceful and democratic future for Sudan.